January 28–May 8, 2006 at the Getty Villa

The Getty Villa
By Marion True and Jorge Silvetti

This lively history of the J. Paul Getty Museum and its antiquities collection records the ten-year adventure in reconfiguring the beautiful but topographically challenging Villa site to accommodate the Museum building, an outdoor theatre, laboratories, offices, and an education program. (Cloth: $65.00; paper: $39.95)

This illustrated guide recounts the history of the museum and J. Paul Getty's decision to replicate an ancient Roman villa, takes readers through the Villa site, and describes the installation of the collections. (Paper: $12.95)